LA PLUME, Pa. – The Cabrini men's basketball team avenged an earlier loss in Colonial States Athletic Conference play and built its first four game win streak of the season with today's 104-92 victory at Keystone College.
The victory improved the Cavaliers to 13-9 overall and maintained its half game lead in the CSAC standings at 10-5 with three games remaining in the regular season.
Four Cavaliers scored in double figures today, including three surpassing 23 points. Senior Vinny Walls and freshman Jair Green led the way with 25 points each. Walls hit 6-11 from three point range, while Green's career high came on 8-9 from the field.
Senior Aaron Walton-Moss fell just shy of another triple-double, tallying 23 points, a season-high 17 rebounds and seven assists. The senior has recorded 19 double-doubles in 22 game this season.
The Blue and White jumped ahead early, as Walls connected on a pair of triples in the opening 95 seconds of action. A Walton-Moss three pointer extended the lead to nine points midway through the opening stanza, but the Giants did not let the Cavaliers pull away.
Despite shooting nearly 53% from the field and holding Keystone below 40%, Cabrini held just a slim 50-43 lead at the break.
Cabrini pushed its lead to 10 points early in the second half but a Keystone 8-0 spurt chiseled the lead back to two points. Much like the opening stanza, the Cavaliers held a slim lead but the Giants remained within striking distance.
Keystone tied the score several time and finally took its first lead of the game with 6:16 to play, but the lead was short lived as another Walls three pointer put the Cavaliers ahead for good 46 seconds later.
Cabrini extended its lead to 89-83 with just under four minutes to play, before hitting 13-17 from the free throw line in the final three minutes of action.
Sophomore Ronny Paden matched a season-high with 12 points, while senior Howard Blake added nine points. Rookie Tyheim Monroe grabbed 11 boards in the win.
Jesse Longmire led Keystone (7-14, 7-7 CSAC) with 22 points of the bench, while Dan Candemeres added 19 points and seven assists.
The Cavaliers will return to Nerney Fiel d House on Wednesday, when they will host Marywood (13-8, 8-6 CSAC) at 8 p.m.
Cabrini topped Marywood 86-82 on Jan. 14, despite allowing the Pacers to grab a late lead after a 30-6 run. Green's lay-up with 87 seconds to play put the Cavaliers ahead for good.
Walton-Moss recorded a triple-double to lead a short-handed Blue and White quad with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Junior Ace henry hit 6-9 from three point range for 18 points, while Blake added 16 points.
Shane Kellaher led the Pacers with 31 points, while Alex Barr added 15 points. James Curley tallied 11 points, while Cameron Dean paired eight points with a team-high 10 rebounds.
Walls, Green Lead Cabrini to 104-92 win at Keystone
Cabrini
104
Keystone
92
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
Cabrini (13-9, 10-5 CSAC) | 50 | 54 | 104 |
Keystone (7-14, 7-7 CSAC) | 43 | 49 | 92 |
Feb 07, 2015